Corporate | 25 June 2009 08:00
Nanostart AG / Miscellaneous
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- U.S. Patent Office allows patent claims on nanostructured-based solar
concentrators
- Quantum dot technology from QD Soleil combines efficiency, technical
superiority and low price
- Major benefits for solar system producers
Frankfurt / Palo Alto, Calif. - June 25, 2009 - QD Soleil(TM), a division
of Nanosys, Inc., announced today that the United States Patent and
Trademark Office has allowed the company patent claims based on the use of
nanostructures for solar concentrators. Solar concentrators magnify the
sun's rays on a small area of highly efficient solar cells. Such
concentrators can dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy systems
because the active solar cells can be made much smaller and thinner.
Concentrator technology can be used in traditional utility-scale solar
farms in addition to novel window glass applications, where the window
tinting can be used to generate electricity by integrating a PV cell at the
glass edge. QD Soleil uses its quantum dot technology to efficiently
capture and concentrate light in a very narrow band at the edge of the
glass. The properties of quantum dots make them particularly well suited
and superior to other approaches for light concentration, such as organic
dyes which have short lifetimes.
'We feel strongly that these new nano-enabled light concentrator systems
will allow U.S. companies to replace large areas of expensive crystalline
solar cells with cost-advantaged metal and plastic concentrator systems and
efficient small-area solar cells,' said Vijendra Sahi, vice president and
general manager of QD Soleil. 'Our quantum dot technology and strong IP
position provide a winning advantage for companies that want to establish a
leadership position with these new enabling solar applications.'
About Nanostart:
Nanostart AG is the world's leading nanotechnology investment company. The
Frankfurt-based company provides venture capital financing for
nanotechnology companies in various growth phases. It also provides the
benefits of its experience and expertise to developers of financial
instruments and to investors in the nanotechnology sector. For further
information about the company, please visit www.nanostart.de.
About QD Soleil
QD Soleil is a division of Nanosys Inc. focused on the use of proprietary
nanotechnology in solar panel cell designs. QD Soleil controls a seminal
intellectual property estate that includes over 500 patents and patent
applications. The technology has been refined over many years by Nanosys
and exploits best in class inorganic material compositions, processing and
integration chemistries, and includes the most stable nanomaterial
formulations known in the field. Applications of the technology and
intellectual property are broad and include additive enhancement layers for
light conversion engineering, nano-particle inks, light waveguide
concentrators and nanomaterial composites for enhancing overall solar cell
efficiency. For more information about QD Soleil, visit www.qdsoleil.com.
About Nanosys, Inc.
Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology enabled
products utilizing high performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has
built one of the broadest technology platforms in the industry with over
650 patents and patent applications covering fundamental areas of
nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, California and privately held, Nanosys
collaborates with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value,
high-performance products for the life sciences, computing, lighting,
renewable energy, and defense industries. Additional information on Nanosys
can be found at www.nanosysinc.com.
Disclaimer:
This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of
offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public
offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing
listing of its shares in the 'Entry Standard' segment of the regulated
unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This
notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor
the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect
distribution within the United States of America, Canada, Australia or
Japan.
Media contact:
Nanostart AG
Public Relations
Dr. Hans Joachim Dürr
Goethestrasse 26-28
D-60313 Frankfurt
Germany
phone: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 111
fax: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 122
e-mail: presse@nanostart.de
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